Narrative:

No narrative included with report. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was the lead cabin attendant on the flight. She said that she noticed smoke just after the 10000 ft chime when she started to enter the galley area to prepare the service. She looked down the aisle and saw a thin haze of smoke coming from the air conditioning vents. She notified the captain and he indicated that the flight would be returning to ord and that she should prepare the cabin for a possible evacuate/evacuation. She said that both the flight crew and the attendants briefed the passenger about the return and the possible evacuate/evacuation. During the evacuate/evacuation preparation the reporter noticed that the smoke was abating. She said that she entered the flight station and informed the captain. The flight crew had her open the door and when they looked down the aisle the air was then clear, she said. The flight crew then canceled the emergency and started a climb en route. A short time later she heard the sound of a bang and the aircraft moved she said. She again entered the flight station and the captain said that an engine had failed and they were returning to ord and she was to prepare the passenger for a possible evacuate/evacuation again. The passenger were again briefed by the flight crew and the attendants. After landing the flight crew said to remain seated and they briefed the attendants that an evacuate/evacuation would not be necessary. She said that she briefed the passenger that they would be returning to the gate. She said that the passenger were very nice and calm through the whole series of events. The reporter also said that the flight crew were to have submitted ASRS reports.

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Title: AN ACR MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS THAT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN THE FLC RETURNED TO ORD FOR AN EMER LNDG.

Narrative: NO NARRATIVE INCLUDED WITH REPORT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS THE LEAD CABIN ATTENDANT ON THE FLT. SHE SAID THAT SHE NOTICED SMOKE JUST AFTER THE 10000 FT CHIME WHEN SHE STARTED TO ENTER THE GALLEY AREA TO PREPARE THE SVC. SHE LOOKED DOWN THE AISLE AND SAW A THIN HAZE OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. SHE NOTIFIED THE CAPT AND HE INDICATED THAT THE FLT WOULD BE RETURNING TO ORD AND THAT SHE SHOULD PREPARE THE CABIN FOR A POSSIBLE EVAC. SHE SAID THAT BOTH THE FLC AND THE ATTENDANTS BRIEFED THE PAX ABOUT THE RETURN AND THE POSSIBLE EVAC. DURING THE EVAC PREPARATION THE RPTR NOTICED THAT THE SMOKE WAS ABATING. SHE SAID THAT SHE ENTERED THE FLT STATION AND INFORMED THE CAPT. THE FLC HAD HER OPEN THE DOOR AND WHEN THEY LOOKED DOWN THE AISLE THE AIR WAS THEN CLR, SHE SAID. THE FLC THEN CANCELED THE EMER AND STARTED A CLB ENRTE. A SHORT TIME LATER SHE HEARD THE SOUND OF A BANG AND THE ACFT MOVED SHE SAID. SHE AGAIN ENTERED THE FLT STATION AND THE CAPT SAID THAT AN ENG HAD FAILED AND THEY WERE RETURNING TO ORD AND SHE WAS TO PREPARE THE PAX FOR A POSSIBLE EVAC AGAIN. THE PAX WERE AGAIN BRIEFED BY THE FLC AND THE ATTENDANTS. AFTER LNDG THE FLC SAID TO REMAIN SEATED AND THEY BRIEFED THE ATTENDANTS THAT AN EVAC WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. SHE SAID THAT SHE BRIEFED THE PAX THAT THEY WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE GATE. SHE SAID THAT THE PAX WERE VERY NICE AND CALM THROUGH THE WHOLE SERIES OF EVENTS. THE RPTR ALSO SAID THAT THE FLC WERE TO HAVE SUBMITTED ASRS RPTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.